Moreover for the record, as of early 2020 вЂњXO Tour Llif3вЂќ has actually been certified septuple-Platinum in the rapperвЂ™s home country of the United States. This track is the most-popular song of the early part of UziвЂ™s career.В For instance, it was the first time that he, as a solo artist, broke the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 вЂ“ where it peaked at number 7.В It also made an appearance on the UK Singles Chart and charted in almost 20 countries overall.В And it has been certified multi-Platinum in four countries, inducing Poland and Italy. This track was officially released on 26 February 2017 as part of Uzi VertвЂ™s second EP, вЂњLuv Is Rage 1.5вЂќ.В Also it was later issued as part of Uzi VertвЂ™s first full-length studio album, which is вЂњLuv Is Rage 2вЂќ.В And вЂњXO Tour Llif3вЂќ served as the lead single from both of those projects. The latter also participated in the aforementioned tour. The second, a lyric video, had Jered Harrison as its director.В And the official music video was actually directed by Virgil Abloh, a prominent fashion designer who is especially popular in hip-hop circles.В AndВ it featuresВ The Weeknd as well as a Canadian rapper named Nav. There areВ three different music videosВ to this song, so to speak.В The first was issued by Uzi Vert via his YouTube channel.В It is an animated affair by an artist named Andrew William Ralph. Now as for the title of this track, XOВ is in fact a popular term associated with romance.В However, that is not the purpose it serves in this case.В Rather it is a roundabout shoutout to The Weeknd, who founded a label in 2012 called XO Records.В And the reason Uzi Vert was compelled to give a shoutout to the Canadian crooner in such a fashion is that he actually served asВ one of AbelвЂ™s opening actsВ during his Starboy: Legend of the Fall TourВ in 2017.В In other words, he and The WeekndВ are serious homeys.В Moreover, we see that the word вЂњtourвЂќ also made it into the title.В But as for the вЂњLlif3вЂќ, that obviously reads like some type of alternate spelling of the word вЂњlifeвЂќ. So comprehensively, we can say that this is a song which is reflective of prominent factors in Lil Uzi VertвЂ™s life at the time he wrote.В He was in a serious yet troubled romance with a certain lady, whom he respects and loves enough to actually namedrop.В He was also dealing with an affliction akin to general depression and related issues.В Additionally, we all know Uzi Vert is quite paid. Instead it just serves the purpose of helping to alleviate his depression. Uzi Vert is DepressedДЄnd as for the final theme, that would be his depression.В So going back to the statement that all his friends are dead, it is literal in the sense that many of homeys have in fact been fatal victims of street violence.В But it is also his way of saying that he is not looking for any new homeys neither.В Rather, as stated earlier, he is cool with his wealth serving the role of a faithful companion.Д«ut said wealth does not mean he doesnвЂ™t suffer from his fair share of mental issues.В Indeed at the end of the first verse he admits to being a user of a very dangerous drug which many abusers utilize as a form of stress relief.В And that is the same manner in which the rapper is using it, to вЂњhelp the painвЂќ and вЂњmake it go awayвЂќ.В However, he also contends that he is not an addict. For instance, itВ has been put forthВ that said вЂњdead friendsвЂќ is actually a reference to dead presidents.В Such is a popular colloquial term for dollars, which tend to feature the images of deceased American presidents on the monetary notes.В Or looked at through a different lens, money has taken on the role of friends in Uzi VertвЂ™s life.В And indeed throughout the song he makes numerous references to his wealth, perhaps even more so than the aforementioned relationship with Brittany. This statement actually lends to the other two themes of this track, which are UziвЂ™s wealth and his depression.В You see this term is meant to be more metaphorical than literal.

Now also in the chorus, the rapper states that вЂall his friends are deadвЂ™. In fact at the beginning of the first verse a brief story is told where вЂњBrittany got madвЂќ and almost dumped him.В And apparently this was due to Uzi Vert being sensually intimate with some random chick. The above is not to imply that Lil Uzi was the good guy in the relationship. It should be noted that Lil Uzi himself had confirmed that said deception was not based on her cheating.В But either way, as a result of being hurt so, he likewise caused her significant emotional pain.В And honestly, the way the lyrics read is as if she is actually threatening to take her own life as a result.В So the popular hypothesis is that Uzi was on the verge of dumping her.В And in response she let him know that if he actually did so,В she would commit suicide.

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